What’s Your Favorite Children’s Book?

Team BookPal members talk about their favorite children’s book.

Did you know that April 2 is International Children’s Book Day? To celebrate the big day, we asked Team BookPal members to tell us about their favorite childhood title. Find out which books they chose below:

Zarna Kamdar, Operations Coordinator — Where the Sidewalk EndsWhy: “I used to love writing poems and reading them. And Shel’s was something I read probably close to 50x as a kid. And that’s a lot for a kid.”

Stefanie Gordon, Sales Manager — The Boxcar Children (series)Why: “Every book was full of adventures and mysteries They would always find cool treasures. These were the books that helped me develop a love for reading. In my fantasy world, I secretly wanted to run away and befriend them on their many escapades.”

Michelle Drucker, Manager of Marketing — King Bidgood’s in the BathtubWhy: “I was amazed at how many things he could fit in his bathtub! It really stretches the imagination :)”

Ketara Gadahn, Director of Business Development — The Very Hungry CaterpillarWhy: “Because of the memories I have of my grandma reading it to my siblings and I.”

Sydney Moorhead, Customer Service Associate — The Little PrinceWhy: “It’s a beautiful, unique story my Dad would read to me. It teaches us to love, explore and appreciate the world around us.”

Elizabeth Lee, Marketing Associate — Charlotte’s WebWhy: “Aside from it being a lovely story on friendship, life and death, I love this book because it was one of the very first ones I owned. When I was in first grade, my teacher gave me her copy of the book. It was all tattered and worn, and she even wrote a little letter to me on the very first page. I still have it!”

Linda Cheung, Social Media Intern — The Giving TreeWhy: “It shows that no matter how much time passes, love will always remain constant :)”

Peter Baek, Administrative Assistant — The Giving TreeWhy: “Amongst the many lessons you can learn from this book, there is one, that I believe, stands out. ‘Friends can last a lifetime.’ Throughout the boy’s life, he had returned to the tree and the tree was always happy to see the boy. It can be a simple meaning, but it is powerful enough to remind you that your friends can always be there for you so long as you are there for them.”

Liza McRuer, Director of — The Berenstain Bears (series)Why: “I love this series because the bears live in a really cool treehouse.”

You can find all of these children’s books in bulk on BookPal, the leading bulk eBook and book distributor. BookPal provides class sets of books at a discounted prices for schools and literacy programs across the country. Browse our Literacy & Education bookshelf to find more classroom book sets and paperbacks in bulk!

This post was written by Sydney Moorhead, a customer service associate at BookPal. She is currently reading Work Rules by Laszlo Bock, Do Over by Jon Acuff, Eat Move Sleep by Tom Rath and Stir by Jessica Fechtor.